Quote Originally Posted by oobuck View Post
What do you mean you push jigs or cranks this is only my 3rd or 4th year fishing with my own boat and only been after crappie or pan fish starting last year always have liked catching muskie catfish and bass
Basically .... "Pushing" is spider rigging at higher speeds. It sometimes requires heavier weights, also. It's done out the front of the boat, so it's referred to as "pushing", as opposed to "pulling" which is done out the back of the boat.

I use three 14' rods & 1/2oz weights above a 18" leader line with my jigs ... usually moving at 0.4mph - 0.8mph ... and try to keep my lines at ~45deg angle. I can assume the depth of my jigs by multiplying the length of line out by 0.6 ... so, if I let line out the length of my rod (14') then my 1/2oz weight would be approx. 8ft deep and the jig would be slightly deeper. I measure the "length of line out" from rod tip to the weight, not to the jig.

Pushing cranks is when the heavier weights come into play. Some use 2oz, while others use weights up to 5oz. And boat speeds are usually from 1.5mph - 2mph constant speed. Length of line out is much greater, also.